The Roswell Controversy

Posted by Mac Tonnies, May 09, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Mac Tonnies

To newcomers to ufology, the alleged Roswell UFO crash of 1947 would seem to be the best case on record. If popular wisdom is to be trusted, the Roswell case incorporates everything an investigator might need to conclusively establish an extraterrestrial origin for UFOs: exotic hardware and alien bodies--hardly the sort of evidence one might expect from even the most ambitious of hoaxes. And the government's schizophrenic stance on the reality of the event positively begs speculation about some form of high-level cover-up--what nuclear physicist turned UFO researcher Stanton Friedman has repeatedly described as a "Cosmic Watergate."

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UFOs, Aliens and Consciousness

Posted by Mac Tonnies, May 06, 2008 at 10:40 AM by Mac Tonnies

While I'm agnostic as to the ultimate nature of UFOs, I'm comfortable asserting that the phenomenon is both physically real and under intelligent control. Too brash a deductive leap? Given the available evidence, I don't think so. Indeed, my position isn't nearly as hard-set as that of most speculators among the loosely knit UFO "community." So what are we dealing with? Does intelligence imply an extraterrestrial origin? And is my agnosticism simply a mask with which to deter meandering conspiracy theories and hoary notions of human-ET treaties?

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10 Must-See "First Contact" Movies

Posted by Mac Tonnies, May 01, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Mac Tonnies

After posting a list of 10 favorite novels about extraterrestrial contact, I suppose I'm obligated to comment on movies that reflect upon the search for alien intelligence.  This list is by no means intended to be exhaustive or even particularly representative; if you have any additions, feel free to mention them in the comments section.

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